Municipal waste recycling rate in Latvia
Latvia: Municipal waste recycling rate was 25.17 Percentage in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Municipal waste recycling rate in Latvia, 2001–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 25.17 Percentage for municipal waste recycling rate in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 470.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Latvia peaked at 25.17 Percentage in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 Percentage, in 2001.
That places Latvia 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.66 Percentage | 0 Percentage | 7.38 Percentage | 9 |
| 2010s | 17 Percentage | 8.77 Percentage | 25.17 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Latvia?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Latvia was 25.17 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.17 Percentage in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Percentage in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 470.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.